A reality TV star and bikini model has confessed to sexually abusing a teenage boy.
Megan Skye Blancada, 34, previously appeared on Who Wants to be a Supermodel and in the Wolf Creek movie.
Now the Australian woman is facing an automatic prison term after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a child, an offence which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
According to court documents the offences were committed against a boy under the age of 16 at various locations in Adelaide, South Australia between January 2021 and November 2023.
The boy is understood to attend a prestigious private school.
Blancada, a young mum, has also been charged with possession of child exploitation material.
The Adelaide Magistrates Court heard how Blancada would contest the child exploitation material charge but was set to plead guilty to the charge of sexual abuse.
When asked by Magistrate Brian Nitschke how she intended to plea, she became visibly emotional and answered ‘guilty’, as reported by the Adelaide Advertiser on Thursday.
Outside court her lawyer Andrew Graham read a statement on Blancada’s behalf.
‘Ms Blancada just wants to say she’s extremely sorry for what she has done,’ he said.
‘There’s a teenage victim in this matter, and she hopes that her pleading guilty this morning helps relieve any anxiety or stress he had about giving evidence (in a trial).
‘As there will be sentencing submissions made, it’s not appropriate to comment further.’
On social media, Blancada promotes herself as a fitness model and advertises her roles in films such as Hey Hey Its Esther and Wolf Creek.
She was remanded in custody to face the District Court in April, when a date for sentencing submissions will be set.
She will also face Adelaide Magistrates Court in May regarding the child exploitation material charge.
Blancada claims to have modelled for Mitsubishi and Bank SA and is the author of a novel called Shadow Hunters: Shadows in the Wall.
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